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hi all, I took delivery of my new 2008 Classic with the AVL engine in "British Racing Green" a week ago. I am following the "run-in" procedure and have run into a real concern. Even at run-in speeds of under 40mph I'm dragging the centerstand in curves. As delivered the stand hangs down at a nearly 45 degree angle. It just doesn't look right and gets scary in the curves. Is it supposed to be like this or is something not installed right? Any suggestions?

That doesn't seem right. I just checked the centerstand on my Electra, and while the base angles down, it seems less than 45 degrees. The "torque" arm on the left side of the centerstand is just about even with the rear footpeg. I don't know if the mounting on the classic is different.

Congrats on the new bike. If you haven't posted pictures already, I'm sure the gang here would love to see what it looks like.

I have an 08 Classic with the AVL engine too (in black with gold pinstripes).

I also had this problem with my centerstand. If you remove the rubber pad from the centerstand where it stops against the frame it moves up much farther - your pegs will be scraping before the stand. It hasn't made my bike rattle or anything.

Thanks for the responses! I was considering removing the rubber piece but it looks so thin I didn't think it would make much difference. I guess I'll just go ahead and do it anyway. I'll try to post some pics as soon as possible.

Do you still have the stock muffler? If so the stand might hit 'it ' before its high enough to make a difference to the ground clearance. The short muffler solves this. I had the same problem on my classic,bad on the left hand side. Now that I have the extra clearance with the short muffler I'm thinking about bending the legs up slightly. I know this would act to shorten the legs, but I could allways tack a little something on the foot portion. One way or another that stand has to rest higher.

Well, you guys were right. I removed the rubber and the centerstand moved right up to where it should be. I didn't think that thin piece of rubber could make such a difference, but it sure did. The torque arm now sits directly behind the sidestand.